Benched

Benched

Author: Rich Wallace

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 0375857567

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Nine-year-old Ben learns some lessons in self-control and sportsmanship when his behavior on the soccer field gets him sent to the bench.


Kickers #3: Benched

Kickers #3: Benched

Author: Rich Wallace

Publisher: Yearling

Published: 2011-10-11

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0375850945

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KICKERS: a young middle grade soccer series Book 3 It’s a race to the Kickers soccer league play-offs. Nine-year-old Ben is pretty sure that if the Bobcats win two of their last three games, they’ll earn a tournament spot. But in their game against the Tigers, the Bobcats are a mess on the field—they’re not passing well at all—and Ben decides to take control. Someone has to win this thing, and his teammates just aren’t measuring up. Then the whistle blasts, the red card waves, and Ben is out—benched for dangerous moves. Not only that, he’s barred from the next game, too—a key bout against the Rabbits. How can he possibly help his team to the play-offs from the sidelines? The Kickers series, from award-winning sports novelist Rich Wallace, features nonstop soccer action, black-and-white art, and league statistics and soccer tips throughout. Also available: KICKERS #1: THE BALL HOGS KICKERS #2: FAKE OUT KICKERS #4: GAME-DAY JITTERS


Fake Out

Fake Out

Author: Rich Wallace

Publisher: Random House LLC

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 0375857559

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Nine-year-old Ben and other members of the Bobcats co-ed soccer team improve their skills and begin to win, especially after Ben learns the importance of concentration from his older brother and finally masters the "fake out."


Game-Day Jitters

Game-Day Jitters

Author: Rich Wallace

Publisher: Random House LLC

Published: 2011-01

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 0375857575

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With help from his older brother Larry, nine-year-old Ben learns to cope with his nervousness about the Kickers League playoffs. Includes "Ben's Top Ten Tips for Soccer Players."


The Ball Hogs

The Ball Hogs

Author: Rich Wallace

Publisher: Random House LLC

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 0375857540

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Nine-year-old Ben, a natural athlete and member of the Bobcats co-ed soccer team, wants to overcome his inexperience and prove himself on the field, but his obnoxious teammate, Mark, keeps hogging the ball.


Shots on Goal

Shots on Goal

Author: Rich Wallace

Publisher: Laurel Leaf

Published: 2010-06-02

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0307477789

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It's soccer season, and sophomore Bones Austin and his team are struggling to make it to the district play-offs--against all odds. To make matters worse, Bones has a crush on the girlfriend of his best friend, Joey. Bones and Joey are forced to learn a little something about teamwork, even when hard times seem to be tearing them apart. Rich Wallace returns to Sturbridge, Pennsylvania, in his stunning follow-up to Wreslting Strubirdge, in Knopf Paperback for the first time.


Black and Honolulu Blue

Black and Honolulu Blue

Author: Keith Dorney

Publisher: Triumph Books

Published: 2003-09

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 161749934X

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An unfiltered view of life as a big-time college and NFL player, this autobiography follows Keith Dorney, an All-American at Penn State and an All-Pro with the Detroit Lions, as he recounts his journey to the top and his views of football at the highest levels. The book articulately and candidly explores Dorney's life as a passionate football player from the unique perspective of the game's most grueling position. Verbalizing the reality of an athletic career, Dorney shares his hilarious and painful stories--from summer practice fights and game day battles to the training room, operating room, and press room, as well as rowdy nights out on the town and countless mornings wracked with pain the next day.


Wrestling Sturbridge

Wrestling Sturbridge

Author: Rich Wallace

Publisher: Laurel Leaf

Published: 2008-12-24

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 0307561283

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Welcome to Sturbridge, Pennsylvania, a small, dead-end town with nothing to do and no way out. At least that's how Ben, a high school senior and the second-best 135-pound wrestler in school, sees it. But Ben's fed up with being stuck on the bench, watching as his friend Al, the state champion, gets all the glory. If Ben doesn't get his life in gear, he could end up like his father and the other men in Sturbridge--working on the line in the cinder block factory. Spurred on partly by a wise, intense young woman, and partly by a strength found deep within himself, Ben looks for a way out--his whole life depends on it. In the words of Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli, "Wrestling Sturbridge isn't just an outstanding first novel; it's an outstanding novel, period."


My Little Golden Book About the Statue of Liberty

My Little Golden Book About the Statue of Liberty

Author: Jen Arena

Publisher: Golden Books

Published: 2018-05-08

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1524770337

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Now the littlest readers can learn about how the Statue of Liberty came to be—and what it means to people all over the world. In this engaging book, preschoolers will learn the fascinating story behind the creation of the Statue of Liberty. Simple words and bright artwork bring to life the story of the people—a professor, a sculptor, a poet, a newspaperman—who helped establish this famous landmark. Little ones will learn that the torch was created first, in time for America's 100th birthday, and displayed in a park. And they'll gain a clear understanding of what the Statue of Liberty has always meant to people around the world. Fun facts, such as how schoolchildren gave their pennies to help pay for the base of the statue, complete this charming nonfiction Little Golden Book.


Losing Is Not an Option

Losing Is Not an Option

Author: Rich Wallace

Publisher: Laurel Leaf

Published: 2009-02-04

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 030755757X

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Ron is watcher, it seems. He watches his pick-up basketball team–five guys trying to fit together on the court. He watches Dawn on the dance floor, and that tiny star tattoo on her shoulder. He watches Darby run, her short legs all sweat and muscle. He watches his friends veer off–and up–into popularity. He watches his dad move in with his grandmother and make do. But he’s more than a watcher: He’s a hustler on the court, a free-thrower, a poet, a poker player, a rule breaker, a loving grandson, a runner, and a ruthless competitor in those eight laps around the track–the 3200 meter. In nine interwoven stories, award-winning author Rich Wallace brings a small-town high school to life through the sharp, spare voice–and the heart-pounding defeats and triumphs–of an athlete.